Finally he sent his son to them, ¹  saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

So the lame man ¹  paid attention to them, expecting to receive something from them.

And they paid close attention to him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.

Watch out, ¹  then, that what is spoken about by ²  the prophets does not happen to you:

For if God did not spare the natural branches, perhaps he will not spare you.

But be careful that this liberty of yours does not become a hindrance to the weak.

You were running well; who prevented you from obeying ¹  the truth?

And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”

(Look! I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy expressed in this book.) ¹ 

So Sarai said to Abram, “Since ¹  the Lord has prevented me from having children, have sexual relations with ²  my servant. Perhaps I can have a family by her.” ³  Abram did what ⁴  Sarai told him.

Then the Lord’s angel said to her, “You are now ¹  pregnant and are about to give birth ²  to a son. You are to name him Ishmael, ³  for the Lord has heard your painful groans. ⁴ 

For all the people have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have tempted ¹  me now these ten times, ²  and have not obeyed me, ³ 

Now, Israel, pay attention to the statutes and ordinances ¹  I am about to teach you, so that you might live and go on to enter and take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, ²  is giving you.

Now, if you pay close attention ¹  to my commandments that I am giving you today and love ²  the Lord your God and serve him with all your mind and being, ³ 

After they have been destroyed from your presence, be careful not to be ensnared like they are; do not pursue their gods and say, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do the same.”

The Lord will make you the head and not the tail, and you will always end up at the top and not at the bottom, if you obey his ¹  commandments which I am urging ²  you today to be careful to do.